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Article: Kenya Airways set to increase air fare
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- April 22, 2008
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Kenya Airways set to increase air fare
NAIROBI, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Kenya Airways said on Tuesday it
will soon adjust its ticket prices to enable the airline to meet the
rising cost of fuel and airport services.
The airline's CEO Titus Naikuni told a news conference in Nairobi
that the jet fuel had increased three-fold over the last 18 months,
while the airline will also be affected by an increase in taxes at
London's Heathrow Airport.
"We have to get money from somewhere. This will either be through
increase in fares or fuel surcharge...as for the taxes, we will ask
our customers to dig deep into their pockets," Naikuni told
journalists.
The airline, which is one of the most successful ...